The Trump Administration’s response to and treatment of asylum-seeking families and children at our Southern land border is un-American and inhumane. We need to do everything we can to protect the health and safety of families and children in immigration
detention facilities. The “Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act” combines and supplements several legislative proposals to protect children and families at the border.

This legislation would provide guardrails and minimum standards for the treatment of children and families, ensuring that government funds are not used to traumatize or harm asylum seekers.

Specifically, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act would:

End family separations except when authorized by a state court or child welfare agency, or when Customs and Border Protection and an independent child welfare specialist agree that a child is a trafficking victim, not the child of an accompanying
adult, or is in danger of abuse or neglect.

Set minimum health and safety standards for children and families in Border Patrol Stations, specifically require access to hygiene products including toothbrushes, diapers, soap and showers, regular nutritious meals, and a prompt medical
assessment by trained medical providers.

End for-profit contractors from operating new Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) standard shelters or influx facilities, specifically ensure that temporary influx facilities are state-licensed, meetFlores standards, and are not used to house children indefinitely.

Expand alternatives to detention and the successful Family Case Management Program.